Negotiate found its way into the English language from the Latin verb negōtiārī, meaning "to do business, trade, or deal." Since its arrival, this word has developed a variety of applications.

a negotiated agreement/settlement/solution The union will do all it can to reach a negotiated settlement. In addition to her normal work involving the prisoners, she negotiated an end to a …

Negotiate definition: to deal or bargain with another or others, as in the preparation of a treaty or contract or in preliminaries to a business deal.. See examples of NEGOTIATE used in a …

To negotiate is to try to work out an agreement between parties that each want something out of the deal. You might negotiate with your mom — offering to do more chores for a raise in your …

1. to deal or bargain with another or others, as in the preparation of a treaty or contract. 2. to bring about by discussion and settlement of terms: to negotiate a loan. 3. to move through, around, …

Definition of negotiate verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [intransitive] to try to reach an agreement by formal discussion. negotiate (with somebody) (for something) The …

If people negotiate with each other or negotiate an agreement, they talk about a problem or a situation such as a business arrangement in order to solve the problem or complete the …

Teachers are negotiating for higher salaries. We negotiated a fair price/contract. The driver carefully negotiated the winding road.

In the political and cultural contexts of development and social change, these issues are continuously negotiated.

Synonyms for NEGOTIATED: arranged, concluded, discussed, bargained, concerted, haggled, dealt, settled (on or upon); Antonyms of NEGOTIATED: fumbled, bungled, botched, …